The most popular 19th century games

The 19th century was the age of steam, railroads and remarkable discoveries. It was the age of literary masterpieces like the Sherlock Holmes novels and Jules Verne's sci-fi stories. It's easy to see why some developers chose the 19th century as the setting for their games.

Most popular 19th century games

Railroad Tycoon 2

simulationWindows XP/98/95, Linux, Mac

The Oregon Trail

simulationDOS

Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams

rpgDOS

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Railroad Tycoon 2

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac19984.2/5 Pop Software

Railroad Tycoon 2 is an abandoned train simulation game designed by Phil Steinmeyer, developed by Pop Software and released by Gathering of Developers for Windows, Linux and Mac in 1998. As the title suggests, Railroad Tycoon 2 is the sequel of the acclaimed train management simulation Railroad Tycoon designed by Sid Meier in 1990.
The Oregon Trail

DOS19904.2/5 MECC
Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams

DOS19914/5 Origin Systems

Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams is an abandoned science fiction RPG designed by Jeff George, developed by Origin Systems and released in 1991 for DOS. Martian Dreams uses the Ultima VI engine to depict Mars in a top down perspective.
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo

DOS19964/5 Mythos Software
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel

DOS19924.2/5 Mythos Software
Jack the Ripper

DOS19954/5 Intergalactic Development
Space 1889

DOS19904/5 Paragon Software

Space 1889 is an abandoned top down RPG developed by Paragon Software and released in 1990 for DOS, Atari ST and Amiga. Space 1889 setting is classic science fiction, but is set in the Victorian. It's worth noting that Space 1889 is loosely based on the tabletop game of the same name.
20000 Leagues under the sea

DOS19883.8/5 Coktel Vision
Colorado

DOS19904.1/5 Silmarils
Gold Rush!

DOS1988protected4.1/5 Sierra On-Line
UMS - The Universal Military Simulator

DOS19884.1/5 Intergalactic Development
North and South

DOS19904.2/5 Infogrames
Battle of Antietam

DOS1985protected3.5/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist

DOSWindows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac1993protected4.2/5 Sierra On-Line

Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist is a comedy point & click adventure game set in the old American West designed by Al Lowe and Josh Mandel, developed and released by Sierra On-Line in 1993 for DOS, Windows and Macintosh. Initially released on floppy, Freddy Pharkas was later re-released on CD-ROM as a new edition.
Sherlock Holmes: Another bow

DOS19853.5/5 Magicom Multimedia
The Oregon Trail Deluxe

DOS19924.3/5 MECC
Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels

DOS19884.1/5 Challenge
L'Empereur

DOS19914.2/5 KOEI
221B Baker Street

DOS19864/5 Datasoft

221B Baker Street is a turn-based strategy strategy game developed by Datasoft. 221B Baker Street is base on the tabletop game of the same name "221B Baker Street" and it plays in a very similar way, with dices, etc.
Fields of Glory

DOS1993protected4.1/5 MicroProse Software
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective

Windows XP/98/951991protected4.1/5 ICOM Simulations
Lost in Time

DOS19934/5 Coktel Vision
1869

DOS19923.9/5 Max Design
Champion of the Raj

DOS19914.1/5 Personal Software Services
The Gene Machine

DOS19963.7/5 Divide by zero
Austerlitz

DOS1989protected3.6/5 Tactical Design Group
Lost Dutchman Mine

DOS19894/5 Magnetic images
Scrooge

DOS19913/5
Shadow of the Comet

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1993protected3.9/5 Infogrames
Treasure Trap

DOS19903.6/5 Emerald Software

Treasure Trap is an abandoned isometric action-adventure game published for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST by Electronic Zoo in 1990. Treasure Trap was developed by Emerald Software and designed by Brian Kelly.